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  2. OUR WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

    A sanguine view of the ultimate result of the fighting against the Turks at Gallipoli is expressed by Private T. H. Hayley, 5th Battalion, A.I.F., in a breezy letter to ...

    Article : 232 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    In the County Court on Thursday the hearing was continued, of the case in which a boy named Wm. Keating proceeded, through his next friend (his ...

    Article : 353 words
  4. SICK AND WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 468 words
  5. ECHOES OF THE WAR.

    A special correspondent of an English press agency, writing from the Dardandies, states:—"There are two great hardships in this war so far as we are ...

    Article : 357 words
  6. Naval and Military Veterans.

    The naval and military veterans resident in and around Melbourne are to take part in the patriotic performance in aid of the Red Cross Rest Home at Wirths' Park on ...

    Article : 70 words
  7. CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 words
  8. A SENILE EMPEROR.

    The Emperor of Austria is now an old mail of 86, and, according to German reports, be is in his dotage. German newspapers declare that the Kaiser is not only ...

    Article : 424 words
  9. BRITISH DEAD IN FRANCE.

    In the French Parliament the Minister of War had brought forward a bill authorising the State to acquire a sufficient amount of ground for the Burial of British and ...

    Article : 365 words
  10. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 132 words
  11. LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

    So many people are anxious to help with the schemes for supplying Christmas cheer to our soldiers ia the trenches that the Lady Mayoress's League committee has ...

    Article : 320 words
  12. LARGE FIRES IN QUEENSLAND.

    A serious fire at St. George last night started in Sullivan's stores. The flames spread rapidly, and the main business portion of the town was destroyed. ...

    Article : 211 words
  13. BENDIGO.

    The board appointed to deal with applications for financial assistance in replenishing dairy herds sat at the town hall on Thursday, and dealt with several cases. ...

    Article : 349 words
  14. FRENCH RED CROSS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 words
  15. SERVIAN RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 31 words
  16. WANT IN GERMANY.

    Germany is now faced with industrial chaos, according to the statement of a German merchant, writing to a friend in Switzerland. He says that "want is now ...

    Article : 242 words
  17. MOTOR AMBULANCE PRESENTED.

    A motor ambulance of the latest type was presented to the Minister of Defence by Mr. H. G. do Cruelty, president of the Old Wesley Collegians' Association, on ...

    Article : 447 words
  18. POLISH RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  19. A GRAMOPHONE IN THE TRENCHES.

    An Austrian officer at the front, writing to the Vienna newspaper "Az Ujsag," states that at a certain point when storming a Russian trench the soldiers found a ...

    Article : 159 words
  20. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 311 words
  21. A CANADIAN'S COMPLAINT.

    A wounded Canadian soldier on leave in England, after being treated in a London hospital, said to a friend, with whom he was discussing his experiences:— ...

    Article : 291 words
  22. MISSING FARMER FOUND DEAD.

    The dead body of Mr. Edward Leydon, who was missing since Monday night, was found by a party of searchers yesterday in Mr. J. Smyth's paddock, behind the ...

    Article : 132 words
  23. Women's National League

    The movement has been taken up with enthusiasm by members of the Australian Women's National League. We are requested to notify that special A.W.N.L. ...

    Article : 61 words
  24. GEELONG.

    The citizens' committee has selected Mr. Robert Purnell to oppose Cr Robt Williams, the retiring member, for Kardinia ward, at the forthcoming city council ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER.

    From the point of view of intelligence the Russian soldier is not on a level with the British regular. He is drawn almost exclusively from the peasant class, and in ...

    Article : 296 words
  26. A Gift of "Billies."

    The mayoress of Hawthorn (Mrs. Percy J. Russell) has received from Mr. R. J. Alcock a generous donation of 1000 billies for the local committee. These billies are ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. WAR AT FORTY YARD.

    There can be no doubt that this war has brought about an amazing change of attitude on the part of military authorities towards the arms used by modern armies. Prior ...

    Article : 607 words
  28. ECHUCA.

    The Government retrenchment scheme has been extended to the police force. For 30 years Echuca has been policed by seven men, including the sergeant. ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. ROWING BOAT UPSET.

    This afternoon two boys, Baden Powell Meyers, living at St. Peters, and Edward Fountain, living at Newtown, took a dinghy from the Glebe Rowing Club's shed ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. Plum Pudding Fund.

    Mrs. Byres Moore acknowledges:—Mr. Gibson, £1; Mrs. Fink, £1; Mrs. Guy Sherwood, £5; Highelt and Moorabbir, Patriotic League, £2; Mrs. Armstrong, 10/; Miss Armstrong, 10/; Miss ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. Card Evening at Commercial Travellers' Club.

    A card evening on behalf of the fund will take place in the Commercial Travellers' Club for members and ladies, on a Saturday evening, 9th October. ...

    Article : 31 words
  32. AN AUSTRALIAN FRIEND OF BELGIUM CHILDREN.

    M. Pollet, the Belgian consul-general of London, who is chairman of the London committee to raise funds for the Belgian Orphans' Fund, was for many years ...

    Article : 373 words
  33. VICTORIA DIVISION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  34. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS.

    Sir,—At a meeting of the committee of Malvern branch A.W.N. League held this morning it was decided to send a contribution of tinned soup to the Lady ...

    Article : 124 words
  35. GRUBS DESTROY WATTLES.

    The black wattles throughout the district are being attacked by grubs, ami the trees are dying everywhere. The owners are having the back stripped before the trees ...

    Article : 73 words
  36. BRIGHTON BRANCH RAISES £3655.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 105 words
  37. RAFFLE OF TROTTER.

    The drawing of the art union for the trotter Prince Maurice (Mauritius— Cariola), presented by Mr. J. B. Zander, proprietor of the Kentucky Stud Farm, ...

    Article : 94 words
  38. THIS RAILWAYS.

    The Railway Commissioners visited Charlton on Tuesday. A request that the station be lighted by electricity, the Commissioners said, would be referred to the ...

    Article : 53 words
  39. BAIRNSDALE SUPREME COURT.

    The sitting of the Barinsdale Supreme Court was concluded to-day before the Chief Justice. Samuel L. Smith, charged with murdering ...

    Article : 123 words
  40. THE SENTRIES.

    A British Territorial who is a private in a grenade company of Use Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry writes as follows:—"At night two of us went to keep ...

    Article : 326 words
  41. Hawthorn Red Cross.

    The Commercial Travellers' Choral Party, which has already raised over £2600 for Red Cross funds, is giving one of its unique entertainments Hawthorn town hall on Saturdat evening. The ...

    Article : 80 words
  42. LITERATURE FOR THE TROOPS.

    Sir,—May I appeal through your columns for a further supply of literature for the troops ? Other arrangements are made for the transmission of newspapers. Our ...

    Article : 70 words
  43. Improved Service to Warracknabeal.

    WARRACKNABEAL.—The Railway Commissioners have decided to provide a more suitable time table on the Murtoa and Hopetown line horn Slonday next. There will be a daily train to ...

    Article : 45 words
  44. MOTOR TRIPS AND RECREATION FOR THE WOUNDED.

    The official committee for the motor transport and recreation of invalid soldiers has been exceedingly active lately in its efforts to provide motor runs and ...

    Article : 413 words
  45. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    On 6th July a woman was seen to jump into th Yarra, and in due course the Coroner Dr Cole P.M., held an inquest on the body, "but as deceased's identity was not known, the record was ...

    Article : 123 words
  46. Malvern Red Cross Fund.

    The mayoress of Malvern (Mrs A. J. Weller) acknowledges the following:— Raffle of bed spread, per Mrs. Raybould £7 1513; raffle of set of carvers, per Mrs. Lunley (not ...

    Article : 59 words
  47. SWAGMAN STICKS GAOL—NOT WORK.

    A swagman named Snell, aged about 45, was arrested by Constable Hevey at Myrniong on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, without lawful visible ...

    Article : 886 words
  48. MILITARY HOSPITALS.

    Praise for the military hospital system in the Commonwealth was included in a letter received by Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence, and made public by him ...

    Article : 152 words
  49. Garden Fete.

    A garden fete in aid of the Red Cross will be held at "Linda," Canterbury-road, Camberwell, next Saturday afternoon, the grounds having been lent by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. J. Craig. Invitations ...

    Article : 71 words
  50. Case of Strychnine Poisoning.

    All inquest was held at the Morgue yesterday on the body of Adrian Beginala Boddington, who was found dead in his bed on 6th September. Deceased left his home at St Kilda, and ...

    Article : 117 words
  51. RED CROSS GIFTS APPRECIATED.

    The local branch of the Red Cross Society has received a letter from Dr. Anderson, formerly of Corowa, but now stationed ut a large military hospital at the ...

    Article : 276 words
  52. DRIVING NAILS INTO HINDENBURG

    The German people have a curious war custom of electing huge wooden statues to their war heroes into which nails are driven. There is hardly a German city of ...

    Article : 425 words
  53. Fatal Fall from a Bridge.

    LOCH.—An old resident of Loch, John O'Meagher, who lived by himself in a hut about a mile from Loch township, was found dead on Thursday morning by a ...

    Article : 158 words
  54. LIFELIKE IN DEATH.

    One of the early mysteries of the war was the discovery of dead German soldiers in lifelike attitudes, without any external wounds. Among the many cases of the kind ...

    Article : 196 words
  55. Extensions at Mont Park.

    With the object of providing additional accommodation for soldiers invalided back from the front, the Defence authority have decided upon large extensions to the ...

    Article : 149 words
  56. Advertising

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    Advertising : 75 words
  57. FERN TREE GULLY DISTRESS CASES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 words
  58. MOTOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK END.

    The following trips are arranged for this week end under the auspices of the official committee:—To Hurst-bridge, on Saturday; to Melton, on Sunday, in both cases ...

    Article : 76 words
  59. THE RED CROSS REST HOME.

    A Patriotic performance in aid of the Red Cross Rest Home, now being erected at Wirths' Park, is to take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday afternoon next. The Governor- ...

    Article : 65 words
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